I've been curious about the pond, what's going on there nowadays. Almost every occasion gives me some kind of a surprise. It were the whiskered terns which pleased me most today.
Arriving at the pond I realised that it went on shrinking, so the shore birds were possible to come. The wagtails would appear first within shooting distance, today was no exception:
Young Yellow Wagtail
Meanwhile a wood sandpiper appeared too:
Wood Sandpiper
White Wagtail
The little ringed plovers were not late either:
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
A common sandpiper came into sight as well and for my great pleasure it felt like preening itself a bit in front of my hide:
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Then it moved on to let me photograph it in different light conditions too, ... :)
Common Sandpiper
... continuing its preening activity:
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Then came the young terns. They were flying above the water a little before one of them was landing nearby:
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
The sibling was drawing near:
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Terns
Young Whiskered Terns
Meanwhile the young white wagtails were worth taking some photo of as well:
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
Stretching:
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
Landing again:
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
As soon as this young bird takes notice of its parents starts crying for food at once:
Young Whiskered Tern
Others are trying to get food themselves:
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
The "kid" is getting more and more hungry:
Young Whiskered Tern
A few avocets were on the pond too but a bit far from me, this individual approached most my hide:
Avocet
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
At last! The breakfast arrived at last in form of a frog (unfortunately another young tern is just in front of this one):
Whiskered Tern
This bird is wating for food as well, but can't get everyone food in the same time:
Young Whiskered Tern
Young Whiskered Tern
A snooze feels good with full pouch:
Young Whiskered Tern
A flock of ruffs were on the water too in some distance, this was among the few birds which came a bit closer:
Ruff
It was interesting to see that even the young birds spend a lot of time with preening:
Young Whiskered Tern
Wood Sandpiper
Later a few lapwings landed too, ...:
Lapwing
Lapwing
... but the sun was already too high then, so I decided to leave.
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